Men 800m Athletics I Olympic Games Athens, Greece 1896 - Thursday 9th April (28th March) - Gold Medal: Edwin Flack, Australia
Finaltime
1. Edwin FlackGBR Australia2:11.0
2. Nándor DániHUN Hungary2:11.8
3. Dimitrios GolemisGRe Greece2:28.0
-. Albin LermusiauxFRA FranceDNS

world Men 800m History

Venue: Panathenaic Stadium. Capp.: 40,000.
9 competitors from 6 nations.
Heats
World record: Charles Kilpatrick, United 1:53.4(y)(u) New York City, United States 21 September 1895
Neither Edgar Bredin (GBR) nor Charles Kilpatrick (USA) – both sub- 1:56 men – was present, and the faster of the two heats was that won by Flack in 2:10.0. The other was taken by Albin Lermusiaux (FRA) in 2:16.6. Even allowing for the quality of the track it was clear that the best in the event were not present. In the final Flack led Dáni by a metre at halfway in 65.5, with Golemis well behind. The Australian only got clear of the Hungarian in the last 100m.

Heats

First 2 from each Heat advanced to Final.

Heat 1

Rankingtime
1. Edwin FlackGBR Australia2:10.0Q, OR
2. Nándor DániHUN Hungary2:10.2Q
3. Friedrich TraunGER Germany2:13.4
4. George MarshallGBR Great BritainUnknown

Heat 2

Rankingtime
1. Albin LermusiauxFRA France2:16.6Q
2. Dimitrios GolemisGRe Greece2:16.8Q
3. Georges de la NézièreFRA FranceUnknown
4. Angelos FetsisGRe GreeceUnknown
5. Dimitrios TomprofGRe GreeceUnknown
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